Someone’s trying to help their chances of being chosen for VP.
Jury tampering is now just an accepted part of GoP politics?
They should bring in a bed for him, like when John brought a bed into the studio for Yoko.
Puerto Ricans lean pretty strongly Conservative in general
More like how it was for Gibson’s character, perhaps.
Which film?
OK… So apparently this is from a Mel Gibson film?
The Blues Brothers.
Yeah, Henry Gibson, not Mel.
To the tune of “Wake Up Little Susie” by the Everly Brothers
Wake up, little Donnie, wake up
Wake up, little Donnie, wake up
You’ve been so sound asleep, wake up, little Donnie and weep
The Judge is here, the trial is fair, and you’re in trouble deep
Wake up little Donnie
Wake up little Donnie
Well, what are we gonna tell Melania?
What are we gonna tell Ivanka?
What are we gonna tell our friends
When they say “Lock Him Up!?”
Good example of justice delayed, justice denied. If he isn’t jailed until after jury selection is complete, most social benefit, from the jailing, will be gone.
It also raises questions about the internet. For all I know, there are thousands of other people who are, on the internet, similarly tampering with jury selection. Arrest them all? Doesn’t seem practical.
I think if it comes to that, he’ll end up in jail for violating the gag order. All his opponents need to do is talk about how fair this trial has been, how much integrity the judge has, how professional/by the book the prosecutors are etc, and there’s no way he won’t lash out.
As soon as people realize that Trump is under a gag order but they aren’t, I think they’ll have some fun with it.
Which, IIRC, is essentially what South Park predicted.
Hypothetical-what if they just couldn’t find an impartial jury? Everyone they call up is biased and admits it? What then?
Change of venue.
(To some mountain valley in Papua New Guinea, I guess…)
Typically, they would change the venue and try again. I had that happen once in 35 years of practice. Small town and everyone had an opinion for or against my client. (It would be harder to find a venue in NYS where Trump isn’t loved and hated though)
from cnn, here is the info on the 7 so far.
Juror 1 - Foreperson
- Works in sales and has some college education
- Originally from Ireland
- Married with no children
- Gets news from The New York Times, Daily Mail and sometimes Fox News and MSNBC
Juror 2
- Oncology nurse
- Native New Yorker who lives with her fiancé
- Reads The New York Times and watches CNN
Juror 3
- Corporate lawyer
- Originally from Oregon
- Not married and doesn’t have children
- Gets news from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Google
Juror 4
- Runs an IT business for training and consulting
- Attended one year of college
- An older man originally from Puerto Rico who is married with adult children and two grandkids
- Told the court he finds Trump fascinating and mysterious but didn’t indicate any strong feelings about his politics
Juror 5
- English teacher in a public charter school system
- Master’s degree in education
- Young Black woman who isn’t married and doesn’t have children
- Said she avoids political conversations
- Wasn’t aware that Trump is facing charges in other criminal cases
Juror 6
- Software engineer at a large broadcast company
- Recently graduated from college
- Not married and doesn’t have children
- Currently living with three roommates in Chelsea
- Gets her news from The New York Times, Google, Facebook and TikTok
Juror 7
- Civil litigator
- Married with two kids
- Lives on the Upper East Side in Manhattan
- Said there were likely Trump administration policies he disagreed with
- Reads The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Washington Post
Two lawyers on the panel so far. That’s going to be interesting.
Given the Access Hollywood tape, I think the phrase used should be “pussy whipped”.
I don’t know why, but I find this sentence hilarious.
El diablo naranjo!